diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pfr_update.c b/drivers/acpi/pfr_update.c
index 9afd2c52fdbd..98ace679601b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pfr_update.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pfr_update.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ static int start_update(int action, struct pfru_device *pfru_dev)
 
 static long pfru_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct pfru_update_cap_info cap_hdr;
+	struct pfru_update_cap_info cap_hdr = {};
 	struct pfru_device *pfru_dev = to_pfru_dev(file);
 	void __user *p = (void __user *)arg;
 	u32 rev;